Spencer v. Bradley

DALTON, Judge.

Action by named minor children of Cleo Frances Spencer, deceased, for $25,000 damages for the alleged wrongful death of their said mother. Defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ second amended petition was sustained and judgment of dismissal entered. Plaintiffs have appealed.

The action was commenced on July 10, 1957, by the filing of plaintiffs’ petition in the Circuit Court of Vernon County, Missouri. Amended petitions were subsequently filed, the second amended petition on October 22, 1959. The said amended petition alleged that plaintiffs were the natural born children of…